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stephy_simon 's review for:
A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea
by Masaji Ishikawa
It not a happy story
Trouble is the main element of the book. All pages are filled with struggles and the painful life forces us to believe in something supernatural to happen.
I had heard about refugees and illegal migrants but never thought about how their life would be or to be appropriate one cannot assume what it would be like. Whats the greatest problem one could face in life?? Hunger?? Staying away from one's family??
As a family they went to the 'heaven on earth" only to suffer ,to be discriminated and to die. Life was made like hell for Ishikawa and family , though he escaped the land the memories followed him. Ishikawas story reminds us that life can be miserable but even luxuries won't make one happy when he is destined to enjoy it alone
Trouble is the main element of the book. All pages are filled with struggles and the painful life forces us to believe in something supernatural to happen.
I had heard about refugees and illegal migrants but never thought about how their life would be or to be appropriate one cannot assume what it would be like. Whats the greatest problem one could face in life?? Hunger?? Staying away from one's family??
As a family they went to the 'heaven on earth" only to suffer ,to be discriminated and to die. Life was made like hell for Ishikawa and family , though he escaped the land the memories followed him. Ishikawas story reminds us that life can be miserable but even luxuries won't make one happy when he is destined to enjoy it alone